Definition of fetus Fetus
/fiˈtʌs/ - [feetus] - fe•tus
We found 8 definitions of fetus from 7 different sources.
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British English
foetus - /fˈiːtəs/
American English
fetus - /fiˈtʌs/
What does fetus mean?
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NounPlural: fetuses |
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| fetus - an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | ||
| foetus | ||
| craniate, vertebrate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium | ||
| teras, monster (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus | ||
| abortus a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body | ||
| ductus arteriosus a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth | ||
| umbilical, umbilical cord membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fetus (Noun)
An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal. - fetus (Noun)
A human embryo after the 8th week of gestation.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fetus (n.)
The young or embryo of an animal in the womb, or in the egg; often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and oviparous animals, embryo being applied to the earlier stages.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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fetus
An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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See Fœtus
Wikipedia 
- A fetus or foetus is the stage that an organism goes through before it is born as a baby. A fetus in humans talks about the stage (time of development) after the embryonic stage, which is the third to eighth week of development after fertilization. The "fetal" stage is 8 weeks until birth.
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🔤- fetus, noun, singular of fetuses.
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